Musically star Robbie Burlew

Events in 2001 and 11-1

Events in US in the birth year of Robbie Burlew

• In final days of presidency, Bill Clinton issues controversial pardons, including one for Marc Rich, billionaire fugitive financier (Jan. 20).
• George W. Bush is sworn in as 43rd president (Jan. 20).
• U.S. submarine Greeneville sinks Japanese fishing boat, killing 9 (Feb. 9).
• FBI agent Robert Hanssen is charged with spying for Russia for 15 years (Feb. 20).
• Race riots in Cincinnati continue for several days following a shooting of an unarmed black man by a white police officer (April 7 et seq.).
• Four are declared guilty in 1998 terrorist bombings of U.S. embassies in Kenya and Tanzania (May 29). Background: U.S. Embassy Bombings.
• Balance of the Senate shifts after Jim Jeffords of Vermont changes his party affiliation from Republican to Independent. The move strips Republicans of control of the Senate and gives Democrats the narrowest of majorities (50-49-1) (June 5).
• Bush signs new tax-cut law, the largest in 20 years (June 7). Background: Economic Downturn and a Tax Cut.
• Oklahoma City bomber Timothy McVeigh executed (June 11).
• Budget surplus dwindles. The Congressional Budget Office attributes this rapid change in the nation's fortunes to the slowing economy and the Bush tax cut (Aug. 22). Background: Economic Downturn and a Tax Cut.
• Terrorists attack United States. Hijackers ram jetliners into twin towers of New York City's World Trade Center and the Pentagon. A fourth hijacked plane crashes 80 mi outside of Pittsburgh (Sept. 11). Toll of dead and injured in thousands. Within days, Islamic militant Osama bin Laden and the al-Qaeda terrorist network are identified as the parties behind the attacks.
• Anthrax scare rivets nation, as anthrax-laced letters are sent to various media and government officials. Several postal workers die after handling the letters (throughout October).

Birthday Robbie Burlew (11-1) in history

• Day 11-1 year 1935: Amelia Earhart became the first person to fly solo from Hawaii to California.
• Day 11-1 year 1964: The first government report regarding the dangers of cigarette smoking was issued by the U.S. Surgeon General, Luther Terry.
• Day 11-1 year 1973: Baseball's American League adopted the "designated hitter" rule which allowed another player to bat for the pitcher.
• Day 11-1 year 2002: The first al-Qaeda prisoners arrive at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.
• Day 11-1 year 2003: Outgoing Illinois governor George Ryan cleared the state's death row by commuting the sentences of 167 inmates.
• Day 11-1 year 2011: The Arab Spring movement begins in Tunisia when demonstrators take to the streets to protest chronic unemployment and police brutality.